Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
827
617
449
350
284
227
174
125
81
97
85
83
102
275
72
72
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:44PM1.71m
8:16AM1.77m
8:41PM1.69m
9:17AM1.80m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.29m
2:39PM0.33m
3:01AM0.29m
3:39PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
16
17
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
7
9
5
5
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